The State of the American Traveler

Americans are Ready to Travel

The table below shows the proportion of American leisure travelers who (in the next 12 months) expect to travel more, less and the same as they did in the most recent 12-month period. The results show strong current traveler optimism.…

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American Travel Optimism Soars

Whatever happens during the rest of the year, we know that ours is a consumer driven economy. Consumers account for more than 70 percent of spending, and in the moment are surprisingly bullish about their future leisure travel. Our April…

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Roll Another One For the Road

Much has been said in recent years about marijuana legalization and its impact on tourism. Most of this talk has been simply the personal opinions of those who (for either political or monetary reasons) have an agenda and interest in…

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Bratton Speaks at Pennsylvania Tourism Forum

The circus isn’t all over yet, though, as the media and several of our grandstanding local politicians now seem hell bent on branding the event as a financial failure. Television news stories are pleased to hand the microphone to any…

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A Day with IRIS Adventures

Riding GoCars through Golden Gate Park, going on a treasure hunt, solving puzzles, and most of all learning about ourselves and each other.

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